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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
again
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From this reading _First Voice_: ‘“But tell me, tell me! speak again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
blast
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
bright
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
brother
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From this reading See, brother, see! how graciously She looketh down on him.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _First Voice_: ‘“But tell me, tell me! speak again.
cast
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
doing
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From this reading What is the Ocean doing?”
down
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From this reading See, brother, see! how graciously She looketh down on him.”
drive
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From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
eye
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
fast
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From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
First
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From this reading _First Voice_: ‘“But tell me, tell me! speak again.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
go
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
graciously
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From this reading See, brother, see! how graciously She looketh down on him.”
great
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
grim
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
guides
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
how
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From this reading See, brother, see! how graciously She looketh down on him.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the Ocean doing?”
know
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
looketh
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From this reading See, brother, see! how graciously She looketh down on him.”
lord
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
makes
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From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _First Voice_: ‘“But tell me, tell me! speak again.
Moon
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
most
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
Ocean
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From this reading What is the Ocean doing?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
renewing
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From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
response
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From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
Second
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
See
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From this reading See, brother, see! how graciously She looketh down on him.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
ship
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From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
silently
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
slave
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
smooth
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
soft
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From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
speak
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From this reading _First Voice_: ‘“But tell me, tell me! speak again.
Still
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
tell
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From this reading _First Voice_: ‘“But tell me, tell me! speak again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the Ocean doing?”
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
Up
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
Voice
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From this reading _First Voice_: ‘“But tell me, tell me! speak again.
way
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From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thy soft response renewing-- What makes that ship drive on so fast?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Second Voice_: “Still as a slave before his lord, The Ocean hath no blast; His great bright eye most silently Up to the Moon is cast-- If he may know which way to go; For she guides him smooth or grim.
